Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum). An elusive bird that most often is found in dense bushes, brushing its long beak back and forth in leaf litter searching for a meal of insects.
Most frequently I see Brown Thrashers while blueberries are just ripening. And timing was just perfect today. Many bushes with berries turning from soft green to deep dark blue covered in their beautiful bloom.
Berries to please this Thrasher and a birdbath perfect for a warm June day. All this brings it out into the open, for me and my camera, to get pictures of a bird that I’d unlikely see otherwise.
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2 responses to “Brown Thrasher In The Birdbath”
These are my favorite birds. They love to feed at the suet feeder. A few years ago, we had a pair that nested close by. They eventually brought the young ones to the feeder. This is the state bird of Georgia, which is where I live. Thanks for sharing your pictures.
Hi Diane, interesting to know that the Brown Thrasher is the Georgia state bird. Cool! I live in bear territory, very close to Shenandoah National Park. A bear came through a couple weeks ago and tore down my feeders, including the suet feeder, eating it all of course. Since then I’ve not put out the feeders but I’ve just been sprinkling some sunflower seeds on the ground for the birds. Just this afternoon I put out the sunflower seed feeder again. Caution will guide me on putting out anything else.
Thanks bunches for reading my posts!
Bren